BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does binocular microscope mean? 

• BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE (noun)
  The noun BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE has 1 sense:

1. a light microscope adapted to the use of both eyes

  Familiarity information: BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A light microscope adapted to the use of both eyes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("binocular microscope" is a kind of...):

light microscope (microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "binocular microscope"):

operating microscope (binocular microscope used in surgery to provide a clear view of small and inaccessible parts of the body (as in microsurgery))